Paphos man arrested for stolen car case
Paphos police on Thursday are investigating a case of car theft, following the arrest of a 22-year-old man charged with receiving the stolen property. According to Paphos assistant police chief...
View ArticlePolice looking for 19 more after Limassol violence
The hooded mob which clashed with police in Limassol over the weekend, was made up of young men marking the one hundred days prior to being conscripted for mandatory armed service, police reported on...
View ArticleSeven more arrests made for Limassol violence
Police on Tuesday announced seven new arrests in connection with the clashes that erupted in Limassol’s Ayia Phyla on Friday night. Late on Tuesday afternoon, police announced the arrest of a minor....
View ArticleMan robbed and beaten in Limassol
A 23-year-old was attacked with bats by a group of people on Wednesday night in Limassol, police said on Wednesday. The young man was found injured at the scene and told the authorities that he had...
View ArticleFour more arrests made over Limassol violence
The police on Wednesday evening announced the arrest of three minors and one 18-year-old male in connection with the clashes between teenagers and the police which broke out in Limassol last Friday....
View ArticleAris Limassol donates €50,000 to preventive paediatrics centre
Aris Limassol Football Club has pledged €50,000 to the Americos Argyriou preventive paediatrics centre for 2025, a significant donation aimed at supporting the centre’s vital health initiatives. The...
View ArticleMan arrested for assaulting scooter rider
A 22-year-old man was arrested on Friday in Limassol in connection with the reported mugging of a 20-year-old man on an electric scooter on Monday. The victim reported to the police on Tuesday that he...
View ArticleLimassol bypass the busiest road in Cyprus
Data published on Monday captured the scale of traffic congestion on the main roads of the island, with the Limassol bypass shown to be the busiest. Citing numbers obtained from the Department of...
View ArticleLimassol’s GSO pool closes amid safety concerns
The indoor swimming pool at GSO stadium in Limassol was closed on Tuesday after pictures of far from ideal conditions were widely circulated online. The Sports Organisation (Koa) had raised concerns...
View ArticleLimassol approves push for green urban revival
Limassol’s city council has approved three large-scale projects aimed at transforming the urban environment and improving public spaces. Mayor Yiannis Armeftis highlighted that these projects reflect...
View ArticlePlumber in critical condition after workplace fall
A 60-year-old plumber was seriously injured on Tuesday after falling and hitting his head at a work site in Limassol. Police said the workplace accident was reported at 10.15am. According to initial...
View ArticleDelivery man killed in accident, car driver arrested
Police have arrested the 38-year-old driver of the vehicle that was involved in a fatal crash on Wednesday night, in which a 34-year-old Pakistani delivery driver was killed. Limassol traffic police...
View ArticleLimassol mayor bypasses council to sponsor peace choir
Limassol’s municipal council is divided after mayor Yiannis Armeftis unilaterally sponsored a bicommunal peace choir event, bypassing normal approval channels, it was reported on Wednesday. The...
View ArticleMan flees drug squad, prompting police chase and warning shots
Police on Thursday were in pursuit of a man who refused to stop when officers flagged down his car for a check. The initial incident took place around 3.30pm in the area of Pareklisia, Limassol. Drug...
View ArticleWoman held over theft and burglaries in Limassol
A 36-year-old woman has been remanded in custody for seven days after being caught inside a man’s home in the early hours of Friday in Limassol. The suspect, who is a foreign national, was found by the...
View ArticleTeen remanded after found carrying flammable materials in Limassol
A 15-year-old was remanded for 24 hours on Friday after he and his 13-year-old friend were allegedly found carrying flammable materials in Limassol. The two boys were stopped by police after they were...
View ArticleOver 50kg of cannabis found in stolen vehicle in Limassol
A quantity of cannabis exceeding 50 kilograms was found in a stolen vehicle driven by a 41-year-old man, which was pursued by members of the Cyprus police’s anti-drug unit (Ykan) on Thursday. The...
View ArticleForeign students attacked by hooded man in Limassol
A group of six foreign students reported they were attacked with “sharp objects” by hooded men in their Limassol home in the early hours of Saturday. Police said the students were attacked shortly...
View ArticleSuspect in Limassol cannabis bust remanded
A 41-year-old man found with large amounts of cannabis in his car in Parekklisia, Limassol was remanded for eight days, police said on Sunday. He appeared in Limassol District Court in the morning...
View ArticleAuthorities issue 34 taxi violations in Limassol and Larnaca
Authorities on Monday stepped up efforts to tackle illegal taxi operations, with dozens of violations recorded last week in Limassol and Larnaca. The campaign took place on April 14 and 15, led by the...
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